We walked down to Ramlet Al Baida today, Beirut's public beach. It was about a 45 minute hike through town. The beach is nicely maintained, the sand and the water clean, but it was absolutely packed! Men were definitely in the majority, and most women I saw wore the full body suits; between me in a bathing suit and our blond boys, our family definitely drew a lot of attention. However, did I stop caring a long time ago about people staring at me? Yes. Also, the stares didn't seem hostile as I have experienced elsewhere. So we had a good time. The water was really warm, and after a good swim the boys played in the sand for a long time. We had snacks, another swim and sand play, and then we walked home in time for dinner. We'll definitely do this again soon!
Sunday, September 26, 2010
An afternoon at Beirut's public beach
We walked down to Ramlet Al Baida today, Beirut's public beach. It was about a 45 minute hike through town. The beach is nicely maintained, the sand and the water clean, but it was absolutely packed! Men were definitely in the majority, and most women I saw wore the full body suits; between me in a bathing suit and our blond boys, our family definitely drew a lot of attention. However, did I stop caring a long time ago about people staring at me? Yes. Also, the stares didn't seem hostile as I have experienced elsewhere. So we had a good time. The water was really warm, and after a good swim the boys played in the sand for a long time. We had snacks, another swim and sand play, and then we walked home in time for dinner. We'll definitely do this again soon!
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